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Rattlers place 11 at Peak 2 Peak State Championships

Xander Gliem shows off his trophy for finishing in second place in the rookie division at the Peak 2 Peak State Championships. (Courtesy Photo / Barney Padgett)

The biggest tournament of the season gave the Rattlers youth wrestling team their toughest test so far.

The team sent 35 athletes to compete at the Peak 2 Peak State Championships last weekend. There were a total of 131 teams in the field and over 1,700 wrestlers competing.

For 11 wrestlers, they would manage to place in the tournament.

Eight of the 11 that placed were in the regular division. Leading the bunch was Chase Prouty, who made his run to the championship match and finished in second place. Reaching the third-place match were Elijah Palacios and Timmy Paxton, and both took fourth place. Mario Nevarez finished fifth and round out the placing results were Bralynn Arroyo, Maverick Glenn, Tyler Dilka and Damien Gliem.

In the rookie division, Xander Gliem was the only athlete to place for the Rattlers, finishing second in his bracket. Hunter Cuckow, Leighton Richey, Aidan Brown, Carson Roth and Dominic Marquez were the other wrestlers to compete in the division.

Two wrestlers would also compete in the girls division and both would place for the Rattlers. Brianna Dominguez took third place and Bralynn Arroyo finished third.

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The Rattlers finished 19th in the rookie division and 32nd in the regular division in the team standings.

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